@PrepHoopsTN Class A Top 10
PHOTO CREDIT: @wavymediabrand The @PrepHoopsTN Class A Top 10 of late January is the first to exclude Douglass High. Coincidentally, the team that bounced Douglass in the 2018 state semifinals, Loretto replaced them in this week’s Top 10. The…
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The @PrepHoopsTN Class A Top 10 of late January is the first to exclude Douglass High. Coincidentally, the team that bounced Douglass in the 2018 state semifinals, Loretto replaced them in this week’s Top 10.
The entire season thus far was considered.
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1. Booker T. Washington (15-3)
Last Week: 2
Peak: 1
A deserving #1, Booker T. Washington defeated 2018 State Champion Hamilton High last week. [EXCERPT: Senior guard Charterio Porter led the Warriors with 31 points. Senior guard JC Johnson added 16. Senior forward Trashun Marion provided 20. Porter made big shots each time the Wildcats cut their deficit to single digits.] Read the full game story here. Booker T. smacked the fearless Whitehaven Tigers, 66-56. Their first two losses of the season were to a top 3 team in Class AAA, Whitehaven.
J.C. Johnson is an incredible guard, one of the best in the city.
2. Madison Academic (18-2)
Last Week: 3
Peak: 2
Hub City Classic Champions! From 2015 to 2018, the Mustangs won a combined 11 games. This is a new day. In the one December week alone Madison Academic defeated three Class AA teams, two of them among the best in Region 7AA: South Gibson, Crockett County. James Anderson (Madison Academic) averaged 19 ppg during the the HUB City Classic. He earned Hub City Classic MVP.
3. McKenzie (17-1)
Last Week: 1
Peak: 1
We predicted a 26-0 season once they hit 16-0, but McKenzie absorbed a tough loss to a tough team, West Carroll. “Last night just wasn’t our night looking at the game report,” observed Lucas King. King is the 31st best recruit in the state and the 6th best unsigned point guard. “We went 22-59 from the field to their 21-43. We also had more turnovers than assists and we went 9-14 on free throws while they went 13-15. That loss just came down to us playing bad in my opinion.”
4. Fayetteville (14-2)
Last Week: 5
Peak: 4
Nobody in Tennessee can beat Fayetteville High School…right? Losses to Madison Academy and Ardmore, both schools in Alabama, don’t sour the fantastic season of FHS thus far. It deserves mention that FHS is replacing the District 8A Tournament MVP Julius Dixon (Morehead State). They are far from home free though. In the coming weeks FHS will meet Mt. Pleasant twice and Eagleville twice.
5. MAHS (12-6)
Last Week: 6
Peak: 5
Captured the best win of any Class A team all season (win over former Class AA PrepHoopsTN #1 Fayette Ware). MAHS is a mere 0.5 games behind Booker T. Washington in the most talented district with a 9-1 district record. The Lions split with Booker T. Washington last season, but dropped all three games to Manassas a year ago. Juniors David Dixon (PrepHoopsTN #35) and Kendal Ducksworth (PrepHoopsTN #85) are two of the better Lions.
6. Clay County (18-2)
Last Week: 7
Peak: 6
Defeated Gordonsville and put down Red Boiling Springs last week. Monterey (#9) lost to the Clay County Bulldogs a week before Christmas.
Bulldogs regain control of District 6A with a commanding win over the Gordonsville Tigers 67-41. A huge third quarter run (26-4) and great bench play led the way. The win improves our record to 18-2 and 7-1 in District 6A play.
— Clay County Bulldogs Basketball (@ClayCountyBBall) January 18, 2020
7. Manassas (12-3)
Last Week: NA
Peak: 7
Manassas makes their Top 10 debut after winning five games in a row. Just two losses to Class A teams (#5 MAHS, Douglass) keep MHS from the top 5.
8. West Carroll (15-6)
Last Week: NA
Peak: 8
The reason former #1 McKenzie is now a one-loss team. West Carroll drew a seemingly endless number of fouls against MHS.
9. Monterey (16-4)
Last Week: 8
Peak: 3
Peyton West is a sharpshooting guard turning heads among small college coaches. King of the Smokies Christmas Classic Champions. Played three current or former Top 10 teams mid-December (Red Boiling Springs, Clay County, Pickett County). Clay County narrowly dispatched of Monterey in that mid-December tussle.
10. Loretto (13-5)
Last Week: NA
Peak: 10
Debut. The Mustangs follow their star senior guard Amauri Young.
Newcomers: Manassas, West Carroll, Loretto.
Dropped: Douglass, Eagleville, Red Boiling Springs.
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